Solutions Engineer, Okta
Okta · Posted Sep 16
Cloud-based identity and access management solutions for workforce and customer security
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About the role
Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. The Global Innovation Center SE team (Presales) in Bangalore is expanding and is made up of exceptional high-performing individuals. As a customer-facing Solutions Engineer, you will craft identity and security solutions for commercial segments in the US, ranging from digitally native start-ups to scaling SMBs.
What you will do
- Support our customers along their sales journey by showing them the value of the Okta technology through live demonstrations and sales presentations.
- Sell directly to IT managers, developers, product managers, and occasionally more senior executives across various industries..
- Have a focus on our Okta Workforce Identity solutions and be able to model how this solution will support their current architecture requirements and use cases
- Execute well-defined, outcome-focused POCs
- Maintain a broad and deep technical understanding of the Okta product line and the underlying technologies and protocols
- Occasionally participate in local and regional events evangelising Okta as a presenter and an attendee.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Ability to work in the EST Time Zone
- A minimum of 5 years of working experience in IAM or a related SaaS field as a pre-sales engineer.
- Experience working with REST APIs and SDKs.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas and solutions, incorporating white-boarding, practical examples, and product demonstrations.
- Experience in a customer-facing role such as consulting, customer support, or pre-sales.
- Strong empathy, listening skills and time management skills.
Preferred qualifications
- Expertise or hands-on experience in IAM, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, passwordless authentication, universal directory, privileged access, and device access is preferred.
Benefits and support
- Supporting Your Well-Being
- Driving Social Impact
- Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community
- Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate.
- Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.
- Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.
- If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.
About Okta
Okta is a leading independent provider of cloud-based identity and access management solutions that securely connect people and technologies to the right applications. The company powers both Workforce Identity and Customer Identity platforms, allowing organizations to securely manage user access and navigate modern challenges like agentic AI security.
- Industry
- Enterprise Software
- Company size
- 7500+ employees
- Founded
- 2009
- Location
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $228M raised
- 2010-02-01Series A$10M
- 2011-08-01Series B$16.5M
- 2012-12-01Series C$25M
- 2013-09-01Series D$27M
- 2014-06-01Series E$75M
- 2015-09-01Series F$75M
- 2018-02-21Post IPO Debt$300M
Leadership
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chairman
Chief Marketing Officer
Chief Legal Officer
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